Progress on the little O

This weekend I got -THE- four piece Cocobolo back joined, thinned and profiled. The center reinforcement is also glued on. I really like this piece of wood, and with the Italian top and Brazilian rosewood bindings I have planned for it, it should be a killer little finger style guitar.

Bracing on the Flamed Mahogany E2

I am really counting on this guitar to stand out amoung the batch I bring to Healdsburg Guitar festival next summer.
This is the only one that will have somewhat of a traditional wood combination, with its mahogany back and sides and Adirondack top. So far it is shaping up to be a good one. The addy top has a fantastic tap, very stiff and should be well complemented by the slighter larger E2 body.

Another shot....

Another shot of this coco back.

Brace Carving and center strip installation.

This week as been productive, here is Paul F's Coco OMFS back with the braces carved and the center reinforcement strip installed.

Could not resist -- Brazilian Rosewood

I admit it, I'm a sucker for sapwood, as you can see by my current work and some of the sets that I have posted here I love the stuff! To me it sets the back of a guitar off just perfectly.
Cocobolo, Ziricote and Brazilian has some of the nicest looking sapwood centers and more recently Malaysian black wood. Anyways, I came across this set of Brazilian Rosewood about a year ago. Just this weekend while shuffling my wood around I came across this set and was reminded of how beautiful it was. Its a small set and will only make a parlor size guitar.

New Arrival, Madagascar Rosewood

Just in today, a very nice set of Madagascar Rosewood! Just had to share this picture!

Just a thought?

Mitch, is this what you were thinking? LS over insane Cocobolo in an E2 format :)

A closer look

Here is a closer look at the exceptional beauty of this Cocobolo.

Joined and profiled

Joined and profiled! The Cocobolo twins for Jack. These two sets are unbelivebly dense and glassy.

Jacks OMFS Twins!

Here is a little progress on Jacks OMFS Twin. Not a lot of work got done this Labor Day weekend as I spent most of it doing family things, but I did manage a little shop time Monday morning. Here are the back sets for Jack W's matching OMFS guitars.